Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 91984.015 - Employee is struck and killed by a falling tree top
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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1201607.015 | 01/09/2017 | 237130 | Power Technology, Inc |
Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on January 9, 2017, an employee was using a chainsaw to cut a tree that was lying on top of power line. As the employee was cutting the tree top off, the treetop snapped and the power line catapulted the tree top up 50 feet and it came down on top of the employee. The employee was struck in the head by treetop and was killed.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 1201607.015 | 40 | M | Fatality | Electrical power installers and repairers |